This document provides links to resources about improving PowerPoint presentations. It begins by listing links that describe common PowerPoint mistakes to avoid, such as using too much text. It then lists links with tips for creating effective PowerPoint presentations, including using visuals instead of text, and telling a story or narrative. The document emphasizes that storytelling is the most important aspect of an effective PowerPoint. It concludes by expressing the hope that reviewing these tips and resources will eliminate PowerPoint mistakes.

1. Throw out the
words…
Bring in the
pictures!

2. PowerPoint can be very
effective if you know how to
do them well.

3. … which is the aim
of this power
point.

4. I found these links very helpful in determining power pint mistakes
This presentation advices us to burn out PowerPoint and start new
ones
• http://www.slideshare.net/brainslides/burn-your-powerpoints
These slides talk about 5 very shocking mistakes people commit in
PowerPoint.
• http://www.afrc.uamont.edu/whited/You-suck-at-power-
point.pdf
This video talks about how effective good presentations can be.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjcO2ExtHso
This article focuses on the 12 most fatal common PowerPoint errors.
• http://www.fripp.com/blog/12-mistakes-made-when-creating-
powerpoint-slides-and-how-to-correct-them/
These presentations talk about the dos and don’ts of PowerPoint.
• http://www.slideshare.net/ethos3/text-me-dos-donts-of-
presentation-design
• http://www.slideshare.net/jessedee/you-suck-at-powerpoint

5. Now that we know the don’ts lets focus on some of the dos of power points
Here are links that contain tips for us to have good PowerPoints
This link contains a video that has seven tips that will help us create effective PowerPoint presentations/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duf_gutmvjo
I really enjoyed this article which taught us how to do PowerPoints that “suck less.”
• http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngreathouse/2012/09/24/9-easy-ways-to-create-powerpoint-slides-that-suck-less/
This article teaches us ways to communicate our ideas through PowerPoints more effectively via 10 basic tips.
• http://blog.ted.com/10-tips-for-better-slide-decks/
This offers 20 ways to “Jazz up” our presentations.
• http://blog.ted.com/10-tips-for-better-slide-decks/

6. The most important aspect of any PowerPoint is storytelling
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP4cqpDQ6h4http://www.forbes.c
om/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml
• http://www.lauramfoley.com/wordpress/how-do-you-tell-a-story-in-
powerpoint/
These links talk about the power of technology in telling a story
• http://www.slideshare.net/biscioneassociati/an-example-of-effective-
powerpoint-presentation-4613960
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkZtRzc9rFQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nYFpuc2Umk
• http://publicwords.com/how-do-you-take-an-ordinary-presentation-
and-turn-it-into-a-powerful-story/

7. Hoping that the end of this PowerPoint will bring the end of PowerPoint
mistakes.